Petzl K53 CORDEX PLUS Midweight Glove, Tan, Small

Short Description

  • Ergonomic cut for high dexterity without being too tight
  • Made of high quality goat skin for the perfect balance between durability and dexterity
  • Palm is padded to protect from heat generated from long rappels or lowers
  • The back is made of leather with abrasion-resistant stretch nylon at key flex areas
  • Durable double later of leather at high wear areas (fingertips, palm, between thumb and index finger)

Listed Under: Ascenders and Belay Devices

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Full Description

115049TANSM Features : Made of high quality goat skin for the perfect balance between durability and dexterity; back is made of leather with abrasion-resistant stretch nylon at key flex areas Ergonomic cut for high dexterity without being too tight The low profile neoprene cuff with Velcro closure features a reinforced carabiner hole for attaching the gloves to your harness Specifications : Weight : 46 ounces Material : goat skin leather to stretch nylon


3 Reviews

  1. Taison Tran says:
    Posted May 19, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    The training that I’ve been involved with for the past few months has involved a lot of knot tying, rappeling, belaying, and other rope skills. So the requirements for the gloves we use are quite steep – durable, dextrous, and well padded.

    Some of my teammates traded off the durability and went with cheaper but well padded work gloves, thinking that they can replace them more easily. I went with a more expensive work glove with goatskin leather and a reinforced palm, believing in their claims of durability. These gloves were indeed dextrous, but I could definitely feel the friction of the rope on rappels and on a canyoneering trip, I burned holes into two fingers just after one day.

    Enter the Petzl K53 Cordex Plus Midweight gloves. I chose these over the lightweight Petzls because the leather is doubled up over the fingers. They are surprisingly nimble considering how much leather you have around your fingers. I actually find that I can tie knots faster with these because the leather is less likely to get snagged.

    The leather so far has held up well…not even the slightest bit of wear after a day of rappeling. All the seams remained tight and intact and the stitching shows no signs of fraying. I’ll update the review more as I get to beat these gloves up.

    The palm is heavily padded to the point where it’s a little difficult to tell if you’re really holding a rope. The padding is really effective as I did some fast rappels and there wasn’t even the slightest bit of discomfort. The lack of feeling in the palm does concern me for when I’m tired, cold, and my hands are numb – especially when rappeling on a thinner rope. But I suppose as long as you maintain a proper brake position, the grip doesn’t have to be the most firm.

    The only other critique about the glove is that because of the great fit, it is more difficult to put the gloves on especially if your hands are wet. It would have been nice for a little elastic at the wrist so you can open the glove up more and get your hand in.

  2. LVBrattin says:
    Posted April 3, 2010 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    Use them when hiking and caching. Great glove…only downside is the price. Wish it was a bit cheaper but they work great.

  3. WB5PLJ says:
    Posted December 15, 2009 at 12:00 am | Permalink

    perfect sizing and built solid. plenty of quality lether and quality stiching. At the same time they are light weight and breath well. That means that they put the right amount of leather in the right spots. I doubt I will buy another unless I loose these. I expect they will last for years!

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